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TOPIK level 5 vocabulary lessons 145–192

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576 words, each under the lesson that teaches it. The list is the course's: level 5 of the National Institute of Korean Language's graded list (whose lists).

145 · 현대의 가족 관계

Family ties

WordMeaning
대가족large family; extended family
핵가족nuclear family
친족relative; connection
친지close friend
형부brother-in-law
오누이brother and sister
모친mother
어미mother; maternal
재혼remarriage
동거living together; cohabitation
이혼율divorce rate
독신being single

146 · 부모를 향한 마음

Looking after parents

WordMeaning
효filial piety; filial duty
효녀filial daughter; devoted daughter
섬기다serve; worship
뒷받침support; backing
충실devoted; faithful
주무르다knead; massage
상의consult; discuss
대꾸reply; answering back
단절severance; interruption
바깥일work at a company; business at an office
구박abuse; harrassment
간직cherish; keep

147 · 추석 명절과 회갑

Chuseok and a sixtieth birthday

WordMeaning
차례charye
성묘visit to one's ancestral grave
산소grave; tomb
묘talent
상차림table setting
장만purchase; preparation
환갑age 60; 60th birthday
회갑one's sixtieth birthday; the age of sixty
회갑연one's sixtieth birthday party
한자리same place; same seat
축복wishing happiness; blessing
흐뭇하다satisfied; pleased

148 · 나이 듦의 지혜

Growing old

WordMeaning
노년old age
양로원nursing home
건망증forgetfulness; absent-mindedness
세다turn white; turn pale
노후one's old age
연금pension
은퇴retirement
정년퇴직regular retirement
장년age group between 30 and 40; person belonging to the age group of 30 to 40 years
중년middle age
청춘youth
생애life; lifetime

149 · 원로 대목장을 기리며

Mourning the old carpenter

WordMeaning
고the late; deceased
빈소funeral home; funeral parlor
상갓집house in mourning
초상funeral
장례funeral
조의금condolence money
경조사congratulations and condolences
화장cremation
시체dead body; corpse
생living
허전하다empty; forlorn
서글프다plaintive; forlorn

150 · 유년 시절의 회상

Memories of childhood

WordMeaning
회상reflection; recollection
되돌아보다look back; turn back
선하다vivid; fresh
공상fantasy
인지recognition; cognition
둔하다dull; stupid
불가사의mystery; wonder
학창school; campus
생전never
여태up to now; until the present
훗날future; coming days
돌이키다turn; reminisce

151 · 굴곡진 삶의 여정

Master Seok's life story

WordMeaning
전환점turning point
고생스럽다suffering hardship; painstaking
성년adult age
소박하다simple; unsophisticated
누리다enjoy
추구pursuit; seeking
불행히unfortunately
하루아침overnight; single day
끝장ultimate state; unfortunate end
찾아들다go to; happen
후일future; coming days
시기opportunity; chance

152 · 새로운 주거지를 찾아서

Kyle looks at houses

WordMeaning
집값house price
보증금deposit
매매transaction
매입purchase
팔아먹다sell; get distracted
중개mediation
중개인agent
소유자holder; owner
임대lending
주택가residential area
주거지residence; residential area
거주residence; habitation

153 · 한옥마을로 온 수학여행

A school trip to the village

WordMeaning
수학여행field trip; school excursion
교원teacher
고교생high school student; high schooler
초등elementary class
조group
퀴즈quiz
통학going to school; coming home from school
강당lecture hall; auditorium
등교going to school
하교returning home from school
눈높이eye-level; level
교육적educational

154 · 현의 학창 시절

Hyeon's school days

WordMeaning
전학transfer
조퇴leaving work early; leaving school early
파하다end; quit
교무실faculty office
쪽지slip of paper; note
꼴찌worst performer; tailender
모범생model student
무식ignorance
집중력concentration
기말end of term
단축reduction
체육exercise; physical activity

155 · 교육의 어제와 오늘

Schools then and now

WordMeaning
공교육public education
사교육private education
사교육비cost of private education; private tutoring expenses
교육열educational fervor
위주center; focus
획일적being uniform; being monolithic
인성personality; character
일류the highest; first class
학벌academic background; educational background
고학력being highly educated
저학력being low-educated
교과curriculum

156 · 전공과 진로 선택

Choosing what to study

WordMeaning
인문계humanities
자연계natural science
실업계industrial studies; industrial fields
계열system; faction
고high school
과department; major
경영학business administration
경제학economics
공학engineering
물리physicality; physics
화학chemistry
실용practical use; utility

157 · 시험의 계절

Exam season

WordMeaning
수험생examinee
수험examination
일자date; day
입실entering a room; entrance
문항question
경쟁률competition rate
낙방failure in examination; failure to be elected
낙제failing; flunk
재수studying for the next entrance exam
수석chief; head
기class; cohort
대입substitution

158 · 대학 캠퍼스 라이프

University life

WordMeaning
캠퍼스campus
개강opening of a course; beginning of a series of lectures
수강taking classes
학점credit; grade
학번student ID number; year of entrance
선후배older and younger alumni
동문alumni; schoolmate
복학returning to school
열람실reading room
스터디study group
장학생scholarship student; scholarship recipient
학업learning; studies

159 · 학위와 대중 강연

Degrees and lectures

WordMeaning
석사master's degree
학위academic degree; degree
과정scholastic course
수학study; learning
의대medical college
의과medical course
의학medicine
법대law school; college of law
응용application
총장secretary general; chief of staff
특강special lecture
강좌lecture; course

160 · 국제 학술대회의 열기

The heritage conference

WordMeaning
강연lecture
발표자speaker; presenter
발언comment; remark
인사figure; distinguished person
속속one after another; successively
개국counter for countries
장chapter; venue
공감대consensus
동감agreement
설득력persuasive power
의의meaning; sense
예시exemplification

161 · 연구실의 학자들

Researchers at work

WordMeaning
논문dissertation; paper
이론적being theoretical; being ideological
설theory; view
백과사전encyclopedia
몰두하다be absorbed
탐색search; hunt
발명가inventor
발명품invention
진화development; advancement
공룡dinosaur; giant
유전자gene
미생물microorganism

162 · 심리학 강좌

A psychology lecture

WordMeaning
감성sensitivity; sensibility
감성적sensitive; sensible
감정적emotional
억제suppression; control
충동impulse; urge
욕구desire; drive
충족satisfying; filling
표출expression; display
민감하다be susceptible; be sensitive
방황wandering; roaming
죄책감sense of guilt
뉘우치다introspect; examine oneself

163 · 동양 철학 세미나

A philosophy seminar

WordMeaning
철학philosophy
철학자philosopher
철학적being philosophical
윤리ethics
사상thought; idea
사고thought; thinking
세계관world view
주의belief; attitude
이치reason; principle
합리rationality; reasonableness
본질적essential; fundamental
보편적universal

164 · 소외감과 마음의 그늘

Feeling left out

WordMeaning
소외감sense of alienation; sense of estrangement
열등감inferiority complex
콤플렉스complex; inferiority complex
갑갑하다feel tight; be choky
언짢다upset; displeased
기spirit; energy
힘없다weak; feeble
상실loss; extinction
눌리다be pressed down; be overwhelmed
벅차다beyond one's ability; be too much for
신물acid reflux; being sick of
회의skepticism; suspicion

165 · 한밤의 무서운 이야기

A ghost story at night

WordMeaning
공포감fear
끔찍하다terrible; awful
징그럽다disgusting; unpleasant
불길하다ominous; inauspicious
겁내다be afraid; be scared
튀어나오다protrude; spit
일그러지다be contorted; be drawn
증오detestation; loathing
악의evil heart; spite
불신distrust
우두커니blankly; vacantly
허공air; sky

166 · 마을 체육대회의 열기

The village sports day

WordMeaning
육상overland; track and field
경주race
반환점halfway point; turning point
앞지르다pass; outstrip
따라잡다catch up with
선두head; leader
속력velocity; speed
쏜살같이like an arrow; as swift as an arrow
재빠르다quick
장애물hurdle
신기록new record
한복판middle; center

167 · 올림픽 중계를 보며

Watching the Olympics

WordMeaning
출전going to war; go to a sports game
금메달gold medal
종목item; discipline
다이빙diving
레슬링wrestling
개막식opening ceremony
중계relay; coverage
관중audience; theatergoer
강국powerful nation
최강the strongest; the most powerful
빛내다light up; make shine
선발selection; picking

168 · 축구 결승전

The final match

WordMeaning
결승전finals; final game
본선final
탈락being eliminated; failure
대결contest; confrontation
승부victory and defeat
승victory; win
패loss; defeat
패하다fail; lose
무draw; tie
종료end
퇴장leaving; walkout
머지않다not distant

169 · 무술과 국궁

Martial arts and archery

WordMeaning
무술martial arts
빗나가다miss; go wide
강도strength
격렬하다violent; furious
걷어차다kick; kick hard
쓰러뜨리다bring down; throw down
강자powerful person; influential person
기세vigor; force
활약activity; performance
무난하다easy; smooth
차difference; gap
에어로빅aerobics

170 · 남 목수의 군 시절

Master Nam's army days

WordMeaning
군military; army
자원resource; material
공군air force
해군navy; naval force
제대discharge
면제exemption; release from duty
국방부Ministry of Defense
요원personnel; workforce
폭탄bomb; bombshell
테러terror
꼼짝없이helplessly; unavoidably
매each

171 · 분단의 현실과 평화

North and South

WordMeaning
남한South Korea
북한Bukhan
한반도hanbando; South and North Korea
단일single
조국motherland; one's country
국토national territory
외무foreign affairs
회원국member country; member state
강대국powerful nation
핵key; core
국익national interest
중립적being neutral

172 · 선거와 시민의 선택

Election day

WordMeaning
정치가politician
당선being elected; being selected
과반수majority
무효invalidity
여론public opinion; prevailing view
지지support
보수conservative
보수적conservativeness
진영bloc; military camp
성향tendency; inclination
파faction; party
극단적extreme; radical

173 · 장관의 한옥마을 방문

A minister visits

WordMeaning
세제tax system
부과imposition
국세청national tax service
자치self-governing; self-government
교육부Ministry of Education; training department
처wife
강화reinforcement; strengthening
약화weakening; debilitation
신장expansion
당면facing a pending issue or problem
현실성being realistic; being practical
경호guard; bodyguard

174 · 정부 합동 정기 감사

The ministry inspection

WordMeaning
감사inspection; investigation
당국authority concerned
관공서government office
관청government office
구청gu office
공식적being official; stereotype
해명explanation; clarification
제기raising; filing
공익public interest; common good
공공시설public facilities
주관hosting
기구organization

175 · 재단의 독립성과 자율성

Independence from the ministry

WordMeaning
애매하다vague; indefinite
심술궂다ill-tempered; cross-tempered
으르다threaten; scare
이성적rational; reasonable
강력히strongly
너무하다too much; excessive
독립적independent
무분별indiscretion; senselessness
유심히mindfully; carefully
일방적being one-sided; being unilateral
자율성autonomy
주관subjectivity; independence of thought

176 · 두 가지 보수 계획안

Choosing between two plans

WordMeaning
심사숙고meditation; deep thought
양식common sense; sound judgment
전자earlier; the other day
후자latter
달리하다be unlike; differ
우선시prioritize
중시valuing; appreciation
중요시valuing
주되다be main; be prime
설사even if; even though
그리하여that's how; therefore
단but

177 · 방문객 만족도 조사

A survey of visitors

WordMeaning
응답자respondent
무응답non-response; unresponsiveness
통계청Statistics Korea
연령층age group
성sex; gender
비례proportion
확률probability; chance
열line; row
지표indicator; index
상당수considerable number; substantial number
공통적common
대략적outline; summary

178 · 마을 재개발 반대 시위

Villagers protest the redevelopment

WordMeaning
재개발redevelopment
신도시new town; new city
도시화urbanization
시위demonstration; protest
데모demonstration; demo
집단적collective
연대solidarity; unity
호소appeal; pleading
거부refusal; rejection
응하다respond; answer
주도leading
알몸naked body; nude body

179 · 변화하는 사회

A changing society

WordMeaning
급격하다rapid
불어나다increase; grow
저출산low birth rate
출산율birth rate; fertility rate
혼란confusion; mess
환기ventilation
무상being free of charge
급식food service
고아orphan
고아원orphanage
급속도rapid speed
전반whole

180 · 빈부격차와 복지

Rich and poor

WordMeaning
부유층the wealthy class; the rich
부유하다wealthy
상류층elite; high society
서민ordinary person; folk
풍요being rich; being abundant
풍요롭다rich; abundant
공평하다fair
불우being underprivileged; being unfortunate
약자the weak; the disadvantaged
노숙자homeless person
복지welfare
의식주food, clothing, and shelter

181 · 위기의 청소년들

Troubled youth

WordMeaning
왕따bullying; outcast
따돌림bullying
불량misconduct; misbehavior
반항defiance; disobedience
기성세대older generation
개인주의individualism
불의injustice; unrighteousness
도박gambling; gamble
악순환vicious circle
삭막하다dreary; bleak
혼란스럽다confused; chaotic
실태actual condition; realities

182 · 한옥마을의 훼손 사건

Vandals in the village

WordMeaning
낙서scribbling; doodling
소란disturbance; fuss
꼴shape; look
자제self-control; self-restraint
중지suspension; halt
양해understanding; excuse
몰아붙이다push; corner
뒷걸음backward step; backing off
슬슬stealthily; imperceptibly
대체alternation; substitution
어찌why; how
탓reason; cause

183 · 박물관 도난 사건

A theft at the museum

WordMeaning
도둑맞다be robbed
목격자witness
목격witnessing
인상착의signalment
경찰청National Police Agency
범죄자criminal
잡아가다haul; take
결정적definite; decisive
명백히explicitly
계획적as planned; designed
경위details; exact account
본this

184 · 저녁 뉴스의 강력 사건

Crime on the evening news

WordMeaning
납치abduction
가해자wrongdoer; assailant
잔인하다cruel; brutal
폭력적being violent
패다beat
조르다suffocate; tighten
졸리다be tightened
내리치다strike downward; strike
들이대다point at; thrust
뺏기다be deprived of; have something taken away
모방imitation
사형death penalty; capital punishment

185 · 법정에서의 공방

In court

WordMeaning
소송lawsuit; litigation
고소accusation; indictment
고발whistle-blowing; complaint
비리irregularity; corruption
부인denial
허위falsehood; lie
법규laws and regulations
조article; clause
위법illegality; lawbreaking
훼손damage; harm
보상compensation; indemnification
보상금compensation

186 · 개인정보 보호와 법률

New laws on privacy

WordMeaning
교도소prison; jail
풀려나다be released; be freed
도피escape; flight
반하다be opposed to; go against
엄격히strictly; sternly
강력powerfulness
악용abuse; misuse
침해invasion; violation
법무부Ministry of Justice
발효coming into effect; becoming effective
건수number of occurrences
해킹hacking

187 · 세계의 기후대

Climate zones of the world

WordMeaning
열대the tropics
아열대subtropical zones
온대temperate zone
냉대subpolar zone
남극the South Pole; South Pole region
북극North Pole
대륙continent
탐험exploration; expedition
빙하glacier
초원grassland; meadow
고원plateau
지리geography

188 · 기후 변화 강연

A talk on climate change

WordMeaning
황사yellow sand; yellow dust
매연exhaust gas; sooty smoke
배기가스exhaust; waste gas
배출emission; discharge
탁하다murky; cloudy
유해hazard; harm
산성비acid rain
온난화global warming
멸망collapse; destruction
멸종extinction
생태계ecosystem
친환경being eco-friendly

189 · 오염된 마을 개울

The stream is polluted

WordMeaning
수질water quality
폐수waste water
유출spill; leakage
식수drinking water
천연naturalness
가로수roadside trees; street trees
수집collection; gathering
심각성seriousness; magnitude
시급하다urgent
대안alternative; solution
최소화minimization
악영향bad influence

190 · 한옥마을의 에너지

Energy for the village

WordMeaning
발전소power plant
발전electricity generation
원자력nuclear power
태양열solar heat
풍력wind velocity; wind power
석탄coal
전력electricity; electric power
효율efficiency; effectiveness
생활화habituation
원유crude oil
소비량consumption amount
근검절약thrift and saving

191 · 골짜기의 수해

Flood in the valley

WordMeaning
침수flooding; waterlogging
수해flood damage
떠내려가다be carried away; be washed away
산사태landslide
꺼지다sink; subside
대피taking shelter
복구restoration; recovery
극심하다severe; intense
인명human life
재해disaster
자연재해natural disaster
재난disaster

192 · 한옥마을의 소방 훈련

Fire drill

WordMeaning
불길flame; blaze
세차다strong; violent
솟아오르다surge; well up
철저being perfect; being immaculate
구급차ambulance
응급emergency
응급조치emergency measure
화상burn; scald
붕대bandage; dressing
비상약emergency medicine
중상serious injury
지르다nudge; kick